Cafe Dolce in Norwalk: Exceptional European Handcrafted Desserts, Coffee & Lunch
Some cups of coffee begin in Africa. Others in South America. This cup of coffee began, so to speak, in...Hungary. Norbert Dudas and Zoltan Bona, two friends who were hospitality and culinary students...
View ArticleRecap: Paleo + Plate Pop Up Event
Westport realtor Judy Michaelis launched her Pop-Up Chef Series with a cocktail party at a listing in Wilton, CT last week, highlighting Chef Danielle Hartog's new Paleo friendly personal chef &...
View ArticleNibble: CT Food Events & Happenings for May 9-15
The Jamie Oliver New Canaan Food Revolution returns to the Pop Up Park for the third year running with 18 FOOD STOPS on Saturday, May 14th between 10am – 12.30pm. This year, the event will be hosted...
View ArticleThe Westport Farmers' Market Opens May 19 for 2016 Summer Season!
Thursday, May 19, the Westport Farmers’ Market (WFM) will kick off the 2016 summer season, celebrating fresh, local food and the community that supports us. WFM cultivates community, nurtures an...
View ArticleFriday Froth: Two Roads Nor'yeaster Preview + "Junk Food" Pairing via Marcia...
Flowers are popping up everywhere this spring, even in our beer. Tomorrow, May 7th, will see a special bottle release at Two Roads Brewing Co. in Stratford, featuring their newest creation, Roads...
View ArticleRecap: Community Plates 2016 "Food For All" Fundraiser
The skies were gray and rainy and the weather was cool and unseasonal on the evening of May 4th. But inside The Loading Dock in Stamford, home to Abigail Kirsch Catering events space, the space was...
View ArticleMilkCraft Nitrogen-Churned Ice Cream Opens May 9th in Fairfield
It's official. Fairfield just became the luckiest town in all of CT. On May 9th, MilkCraft will be opening at 1215 Post Road in the Brick Walk area of Fairfield, selling the creamiest ice cream in the...
View ArticleDinner & Craft Cocktails At Sugar & Olives in Norwalk: New Spring Menu
Recently some members of The CTBites team and I had the opportunity to revisit and sit together at Sugar and Olives in Norwalk to try out the new springtime menu. For those of you who have not yet...
View ArticleEntertaining Al Fresco at Your Beach House via The Local Vault (sponsored)
There are few things better than dining al fresco on a warm summer night, surrounded by friends, family, and good food. Except, of course, when you’re doing it at your beach house. There’s something...
View ArticleThe Tasty Yolk Food Truck Rolls Into Fairfield w/ Gourmet Breakfast Sandwicheses
Two chefs and a banker walk into a bar… It sounds like the start of a joke, but it’s actually the start of a “yolk!” Chefs Eric Felitto and Jason Cade of The Chelsea teamed up with their friend and...
View ArticleA New Era for Bethel’s Holbrook Farm
Founded by John and Lynn Holbrook, Holbrook Farm in Bethel has been family run and operated for the past 40 years. The farm is small by most people’s standards. Although it is situated on 12 acres only...
View ArticleUltimate Guide To Berry Picking in CT (2016 Edition)
“The way to a man’s heart is through his stomach, dear,” my maternal grandmother told me over and over again when I was growing up in the Midwest. Grandma, may she rest in peace, always had berry...
View ArticleTablao Wine Bar and Restaurant Opening in SoNo
There is a new restaurant opening this weekend in SoNo. This Friday, Tablao Wine Bar and Restaurant opens at 86 Washington Street, in the space that formerly housed Red Lulu. The menu features Salads,...
View ArticleWIN FREE TIX! Bar Sugo Hosts "Sugo Social," Pig Roast & Stand Up Comedy Event
WIN 2 FREE TIX to "SUGO SOCIAL," a family style pig roast/stand-up comedy event, hosted by Ken Tuccio and Pat Pascarella of Bar Sugo on June 26th. To Win: Tell us why YOU NEED to attend this event in...
View ArticleFire Up Some Fun at Sun BBQFest at Mohegan Sun
Photo courtesy of CTNOWBrace yourself for a grillin’ and chillin’ good time at Sun BBQFest. On June 11th & 12th, sink your teeth into the best barbeque around with festivities featuring celebrity...
View ArticleOpening Day of the Westport Farmers’ Market is May 19: Raise a Glass to Food...
Michael Pollan once said, “The shared meal elevates eating from a mechanical process of fueling the body to a ritual of family and community.” Nowhere is that sense of family and community more alive...
View ArticleFriday Froth: Big Fuzzy Double And The Harpooned Whale, New England Brewing
Feel free to argue with me in the comments, but New England Brewing Company is currently the biggest whale in Connecticut. Unlike the white whale which drove Ahab mad and dragged him to his doom, no...
View ArticleWeekly Nibble: CT Food Event & Happenings For May 16-22
Mill Street Bar & Table now serves LUNCH from 11am-2pm on Thursdays and Fridays. Also, $1 Stella Mar Oysters (raw or grilled) will be featured on weekdays from 11am-6pm and weekends 2-6pm....
View ArticleMiro Kitchen Opens in Fairfield With Chef From Hapa Food Truck
With much anticipation and excitement Miro Kitchen recently opened its doors on Black Rock Turnpike in Fairfield. The new eatery is the collective brainchild of Eugene Kabilnitsky, former owner of...
View ArticleWright's Steakhouse Opens May 16 in Centerbrook, CT
Brought to you by the folks behind River Tavern, Otto Pizza and Dinners At The Farm, Wright's Steakhouse will will open on May 16 in an old Victorian in Centerbrook, CT. A peek at the menus hint at a...
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